Wikijunior:World Heritage Sites

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place which is listed as being of special cultural, physical or spiritual significance. These sites can include forests, mountains, lakes, deserts, monuments, buildings or cities. There are currently 1092 sites in the world. Italy has 54 such sites, more than any other country.

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Staré Město, Prague, Czech Republic

Pyramids of Giza Egypt

Persepolis, Iran

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• Introduction to UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Americas Iguazú-Iguaçu Park (Argentina/Brazil) Statue of Liberty (USA) Old Havana (Cuba) Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) Machu Picchu (Peru) North and South America

Europe Stonehenge (UK) Krakow Old City (Poland) Stari Most (Bosnia) Budapest (Hungary) Dubrovnik (Croatia) Tallinn (Estonia) Goslar (Germany) Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia) Bryggen (Norway) Europe

Asia & Pacific Great Wall of China (PR China) Persepolis (Iran) Great Barrier Reef (Australia) Angkor (Cambodia) Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Japan) Taj Mahal (India) Palembang (Indonesia) Komodo National Park (Indonesia) Botanic Gardens (Singapore) Willandra Lakes Region (Australia) Tubbataha Reef ( Philippines) Asia

Africa Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Medina of Tunis (Tunisia) Robben Island (South Africa) Serengeti (Tanzania) Victoria Falls (Zambia/Zimbabwe) Aksum (Ethiopia) Africa Stonehenge, United Kingdom Statue of Liberty, USA Vatican City Taj Mahal, India

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We should aim to include a fairly equal number of sites from each continent - having 90% of the sites in the USA or France would put many people off. Each new page should include an image (the more, the merrier), a map showing the location within that country and a link to that country's page in WJ Europe, WJ South America or WJ North America projects, a description of the site and its importance and if it's a religious site then include a link to the Wikijunior World Religions page for that religion.